John 9:30:20John.9.30.W20TAB
ἤνοιξέν
ênoiksen
“he opened”
- Transliteration
- Ê-noi-KSEN
- Extended
- êh-noi-KSEHN
- IPA
- /ɛː.noiˈksen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he opened
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-noi-KSEN
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ho AN-thrô-pos KAI EI-pen au-TOIS en TOU-tō gar to thau-mas-TON es-TIN HO-ti hy-MEIS ouk OI-da-te PO-then es-TIN KAI Ê-noi-KSEN mou tous oph-thal-MOUS
Exegesis
The final coordinated clause, kai enoixen mou tous ophthalmous {καὶ ἤνοιξέν μου τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς | kai ē-noi-xén mou tous oph-thal-moús}, adds the decisive counterpoint: the one whose origin they cannot identify has already performed an unmistakable act of healing.
The aorist enoixen {ἤνοιξέν | ē-noi-xén} presents the opening of the eyes as a completed event, and the coordination with kai {καὶ | kai} carries strong rhetorical contrast, tightening the irony of the verse: ignorance of origin is set against the reality of visible power.
Root and etymology
anoigōalpha nu omicron iota gamma omega
“to open”
In context — John 9:30
The man answered them and said, “The astonishing point in this is that you do not know where He is from, and still He opened my eyes.”
About this coordinate
John 9:30:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 9:30, so the Greek word ἤνοιξέν (ênoiksen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.9.30.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.30.W20.S1) and character.